Multiple memory leaks in Ipsec-tools before 0.7.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) signature verification during user authentication with X.509 certificates, related to the eay_check_x509sign function in src/racoon/crypto_openssl.c; and (2) the NAT-Traversal (aka NAT-T) keepalive implementation, related to src/racoon/nattraversal.c.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Ipsec | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2009-006 | Dec 16, 2011 | May 14, 2009 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade ipsec-tools | Dec 1, 2016 | May 14, 2009 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-firewall/ipsec-tools. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 14, 2009 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade ipsec-tools | Oct 16, 2024 | May 14, 2009 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 22, 2009 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ipsec-toolsUpgrade novell-ipsec-toolsUpgrade novell-ipsec-tools-devel | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade racoon | Nov 8, 2024 | May 14, 2009 |
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